Recall: FoodState Recalls Bottles of MegaFood One Daily Supplements Due to Lack of Child-Resistant Packaging
FoodState Recalls Bottles of MegaFood One Daily Supplements Due to Lack of Child-Resistant Packaging
Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of product:MegaFood One Daily Supplement Bottles
Hazard:The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
FoodState d/b/a MegaFood, toll free at (866) 234-2668, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by e-mail at productintegrity@megafood.com; or online at http://www.megafood.com, then click on "Read More" in the Safety Notice section of the page.
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Units
About 7,400 units
Description
The recalled supplement bottles are brown glass bottles that contain MegaFood One Daily Tablets. The bottles have a yellow label on the front with the words "MegaFood," "Fresh From Farm To Tablet," "One Daily," "Nourish," "Balance" and "Replenish" printed above a picture of vegetables. Recalled bottles have the following amounts, product codes and lot numbers:
|
Amount |
Product Code |
Lot Numbers |
|---|---|---|
|
60 tablets |
51494 10151 |
10613, 10724 through 10728, 11246 and 12191 |
|
90 tablets |
51494 10152 |
|
|
180 tablets |
51494 10153 |
The amount is on the bottom right of the front label. The product code and lot numbers are on the left side of the front label.
Incidents/Injuries
None reported
Remedy
Consumers should immediately place bottles of this product out of reach of children and return any recalled bottles to the original place of purchase for a full refund or replacement.
Sold at
Sprouts Farmers Market, Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods Market and other natural food stores nationwide from June 2012 to October 2012 for between $39 and $90.
Manufacturer
FoodState Inc., of Derry, N.H.
Manufactured in
United States
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